Sonja is a professional actor, director, and sound designer. Credits include: Purple Rose Theatre Company, Tipping Point Theatre, The Dio, Flint Repertory Theatre, Williamston Theatre, Encore Musical Theatre Company, Detroit Public Theatre, and Detroit’s Music Hall. This summer, Sonja is thrilled to add the Geva Theatre in New York to her list of venues, where she will be reprising one of her favorite roles, Louise, in Always…Patsy Cline. She was honored to receive a Best Actress Wilde Award for her portrayal of Louise in 2022. Other awards include Wilde Award wins for Best Sound Design (Driving Miss Daisy); Best Theatre for Young Audiences (Charlotte’s Web, Director); Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Rosie in Mamma Mia and Betty in The Great American Trailer Park Musical); and Best Lead Actress (Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir). In addition to her work on stage and behind the scenes, she is currently a Lecturer with Oakland University’s Department of Theatre and has worked with young artists of all ages as a theater instructor, playwright, mentor, and director. She is grateful to have been a part of this incredible Creative Team since 2019, and to have partnered with Kristine Stuenkel since 2022 to direct BHS Dramatic Arts productions. Sonja loves this team, is grateful for the program’s incredible volunteers, and adores these creative, goofy, kind-hearted, amazing students. She thanks them for filling her cup and hopes their high school theater experiences inspire them to continue to create, explore, and support the arts!
